VOLLEYBALL TEAM REPORTS FOR START OF PRESEASON

Aug 06, 2010

The 2010 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi volleyball team reported
on Friday for the first official day of team activities. The
Islanders are meeting with the compliance officers in the afternoon
and will follow that up by taking physicals in the new athletic
training facility located in Island Hall.

Head coach Tony Graystone and his coaching staff welcomes the 10
newcomers to the Island along with the five returnees ahead of the
start of practice on Monday morning. The Islanders will kick off
activities at 8 a.m. on Monday with a run, followed by the first
practice of the year shortly after 10 a.m.

"This is kind of the big weekend, all the parents are in town
dropping the players off and saying goodbye while we do all the
last minute preparation," said Graystone. "It's a good time of year
and we're just trying to get through the weekend so we can get on
the court Monday."

Following the first day on Monday, the team will practice
starting at 9 a.m. and again at 5 p.m. during the next two weeks as
it prepares for the season opener on Aug. 27, against Montana in
the Mississippi State Maroon Classic. Until then, the Islanders
will be working tirelessly to come together as a group while the
newcomers learn the system.

"We will be really process oriented in the beginning and
hopefully get more into game stuff and get more results oriented
quickly," said Graystone. "That's just going to depend how quickly
the players can get acclimated to our system and we can get them
all on the same page.

"The important thing during preseason is that you don't skip
steps, we have to keep hammering away to get it right before we
move on to something else."